Global sustainability rests on a myriad of benefits provided by natural ecosystems that
support human livelihoods and well-being, from biodiversity persistence to climate …

Few ecologists and evolutionary biologists are familiar with the ecology and evolution of the
campo rupestre, an ancient azonal peinobiome characterized by a fire-prone, nutrient …

Premise Conservation policies typically focus on biodiversity hotspots. An alternative
approach involves analyzing the evolutionary history of lineages in geographic areas along …

Brazil, one of the largest ore producers in the world, holds 95% of the world's quartz
reserves. The aim of this research is to enhance mitigation measures in quartz ore …

Brazil houses nearly 36,400 native terrestrial plant species. The country is a signatory of the
Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) and has to develop tools to achieve GSPC …

Brazil is signatory of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which provides
guidelines and directions to existing national policies. This strategy aims to halt the …

Mountaintop rupestrian grasslands or campos rupestres are unique ecosystems with high
plant biodiversity. The southern Espinhaço mountains in Brazil are particularly important …

Brazil holds the largest flora in the world, with more than 35,000 described native species.
However, a large portion of its flora is poorly known, and more than 2000 species are …

Land use change and occupation have led to modifications in the environment causing loss
of biodiversity and ecosystem services throughout the planet. Some environments with high …

The plant Mollinedia stenophylla Perkins (Monimiaceae) is endemic to southern Brazil and,
until 2015, had not been seen for 122 years. We located a single population of the species …